VFAA Presents:
PAN
2016
Poetry Art Night
Saturday, March 12, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
at the SHAC - Suzanne Haskew Arts Center
125 S. Main Street, Suite 700
Milford MI 48381
Admission is free
but your donations are welcome.
Village Fine Arts Association
Village Fine Arts Association
125 South Main Street, Suite 700
Milford, MI 48381
www.milfordvfaa.org
The Village Fine Arts Association
takes pride in presenting the 24th annual Poetry Art Night
(PAN) competition and exhibit. This year, for the first time, PAN
will be held at the Suzanne Haskew Arts Center (the SHAC),
home of the VFAA.
The VFAA has been greater Milford’s premier independent art
organization for over two decades, holding art shows, monthly
meetings with informational speakers, workshops and classes
open to all skill levels and numerous events and projects within
the community.
PAN is a visual arts and poetry competition and sale. Artists are
invited to enter their 2 or 3 dimensional artwork, accompanied
by a poem. The poem should be either the inspiration for the art
piece, or inspired by the art. The poem can be an original by the
artist, by someone else, or a previously published poem. Only
original poems by the artist or commissioned by the artist for the
show will be judged and eligible for prizes.
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PAN 2016 Guidelines
Only poems written for PAN entries are eligible for poetry
awards. Poetry must not be over 20 lines. Poetry without
artwork, or artwork without poetry is ineligible.
Calendar
Art will be digitally reviewed for acceptance. Accepted pieces
will be judged for awards after art intake. Original poetry
accompanying accepted art will be judged for poetry awards.
Artwork which is different than digital image will be rejected.
Final selection and awards will be made from actual works.
Entry Deadline - Sunday, February 7
Agreement
Digital entries accepted via email at:
[email protected]
Submission of work to the jury constitutes compliance with all
the conditions stated in this prospectus. The jurors’ decisions are
final. Participating artists will be notified of jury results by mail.
Accepted works will remain as placed by the PAN committee,
and will not be withdrawn until the close of the exhibit.
Jury Notifications - Week of February 14
Jury cards sent by mail, in self-addressed, stamped envelope provided
by entrant (expect to see them by February 20).
Art intake - Wednesday, Feb. 24 - Tuesday Mar. 1
The VFAA reserves the right to photograph and reproduce all
entries accepted into the PAN exhibition, regardless of copyright.
Such reproductions will be used for promotional and/or
educational purposes only.
Drop accepted art off at
the SHAC, 125 South Main Street, Suite 700, Milford
During SHAC Office Hours :
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Thursday & Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
PAN Artist Reception and Awards Presentation Saturday, March 12, 6:00 p.m.
Awards
Fine Art . . . .
At the SHAC, 125 South Main Street, Suite 700, Milford.
Enjoy refreshments and live entertainment throughout the evening.
Admission is free - but donations are welcome.
PAN exhibit open to the public -Thursday, March 3 Tuesday, April 26
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Several Honorable Mention/Memorial Awards
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Poetry Award of Excellence II . $50
Poetry Award of Excellence I $50
Carl H. Dumas Memorial People’s Choice Poetry Award $30
Show closes - Tuesday, April 26 at 3:00 p.m.
Several Honorable Mention/Memorial Awards
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Entry Fees
Artwork pick-up - Wednesday, April 27 - Tuesday, May 3
VFAA Members in good standing: $30 for up to three pieces
During SHAC office hours shown above.
Non-members: $40 for up to three pieces
Important:Work not picked up by May 3 will be left at the
artist’s own risk.
Sales
The VFAA will handle art sales at the SHAC, taking a 20%
commission. Price your work accordingly, or mark NFS. If
you do not include a price, we will mark the work NFS.
Eligibility
PAN is open to all artists 18 and older, living and/or working in
Michigan. Art submitted is not to exceed 48” in any direction
and must be accompanied by a poem. Art must have been
completed after 2013 and not previously exhibited at a VFAA
show. One entry equals one framed piece.
Accepted Art Presentation
Selections
All entered artwork must be inspired by or related to a poem, and
must be accompanied by that poem. Entered work is reviewed
with poetry selection. Entered poetry may be written by the artist
or commissioned poet or can be previously published. Previously
published poetry is not eligible for the poetry competition.
Award of Excellence $400
Award of Choice $200
Award of Merit $100
Carl H. Dumas Memorial People’s Choice Art Award $50
Poetry. . . . . .
At the SHAC, 125 South Main Street, Suite 700, Milford:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Thursday & Saturday
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Two-dimensional work must be framed and ready for hanging
with wire securely affixed to back. NO saw-tooth hangers are
accepted. Three-dimensional art must be ready for presentation with
instructions and mounting hardware, if needed, for display. If, in
the opinion of the juror or committee, accepted work is not suitably
prepared for exhibit, or deemed to have been misrepresented in its
submission, the work will be disqualified. All two-dimensional work
must be labeled on the reverse side, upper right hand corner, using
the labels provided.
Fine Art Judge
Entry Procedure
Barbara Heller was our PAN fine art judge in
If you need help preparing your entry, email us at:
[email protected] or call: 248-797-3060
2009. We welcome her back for this year’s show. Barbara is
currently the Director and Conservator of Special Projects
and formerly the Chief Conservator at the Detroit Institute
of Arts. She lectures, publishes, and serves on the board of
directors and in advisory positions for several professional
regional, national, and international organizations. Her
volunteer activities include serving on the Public Arts
Board of Birmingham, the Michigan Legacy Art Park
Board of Directors, and the Marshall Fredericks Sculpture
Museum Advisory Board. She has juried Concours
d’Elegance shows at Meadow Brook Hall and at Cranbrook,
Art for God’s Sake at St. Anastasia Roman Catholic
Church, the Jewish Artist Showcase at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek and both the OUR TOWN Art Show &
Sale and Student Art Town exhibitions at The Community
House in Birmingham.
Email entry submissions to: [email protected]
77Compose email to PAN:
• Your email subject line should be your name.
• Include in your email the Title, Medium, Price (or NFS)
and Size -including frame - of each art piece as
Width x Height in inches.
77Attach jpegs of art entries:
• Jpeg art file name should match the title of the piece and
include the prefix number corresponding with the entry
form. Example: 1 - title of the piece, 2 - title of the piece.
77All images must be in JPEG (.jpg) format. No slides or CD
images accepted:
• 1 image for 2 dimensional art. 3 images (one detail) for
3 dimensional art.
• Image positioned in upright viewing manner.
• Resolution no less than 72 dpi and no more than 300 dpi.
• File size: no more than 1MB.
77Attach poetry as Word documents in a readable 12 point font.
• Clearly state, at the bottom of the page, whether the poem is original, unpublished or previously published.
• Poetry must not be over 20 lines.
• Poetry file name should include a number prefix that
corresponds with the art entry number.
• Example: 1 - name of poem (where the # is the number
for the art on the entry form) 2 - name of poem.
77Complete the entry form. Print or type all information exactly as
you wish it to appear in all PAN materials. Keep a copy for your
records.
77Mail entry form, signed liability statement, jury notification
form, self-addressed stamped envelope and entry fee to:
The Village Fine Arts Association
125 South Main Street, Suite 700
Milford, MI 48381
77Entries will not be returned.
If payment is not received within 5 business days of sending us
emailed images, those images will be deleted from our database.
Poetry Art Night
Saturday, March 12, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Poetry Judge
Colleen Reader Welcome back to Colleen as
Checklist:
well, has been our poetry judge multiple times over the
years, including PAN 2009. Her poems have appeared in
numerous poetry journals and in the anthology, “Up From
the Souls of Our Feet.” Her work won recognition from
Bellevue Literary Review, an important journal whose
forum is for illuminating humanity and human experience.
She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from Warren
Wilson College, and has taught the craft of poetry to all ages
in several Michigan counties. Reader lives with her husband
in Milford, MI.
‰‰ Email entry submissons to: [email protected]
‰‰ Complete and mail entry form, jury notification form, and liability statement.
‰‰ Include check or money order made payable to VFAA.
‰‰ Include self-addressed stamped envelope for jury notification.
‰‰ Affix artwork labels to reverse side of art, upper right-hand corner.
‰‰ Bring accepted entries to the SHAC, 125 S. Main St., Suite 700, Milford 48381 during SHAC office hours, Wednesday, Feb 24 - Tuesday, Mar 1.
‰‰ Exhibited work must be reclaimed by artist at the SHAC Wednesday, Apr 2
- Tuesday, May 3. Work not picked by May 3 will be left at the artist’s own risk.
Look for jury notification in the mail week of February 14. If you
do not receive, please email: [email protected]
or call 248-797-3060 .
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Submit your digital entries online at [email protected]
Then - within 5 days Print and fill out the entry forms below and mail them with your entry fee and S.A.S.E. to:
The Village Fine Arts Association, 125 S. Main Street, Suite 700, Milford, MI 48381
PAN 2015 Entry Form
Name______________________________________________ Phone (day) _________________________
Address ____________________________________________ Phone (eve) _________________________
City _____________________________ Zip _____________ email ________________________________
Entry
Title
Medium
Price
Size W x H
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2
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Liability Statement
Every precaution will be taken to ensure the protection, care and handling of all entered work. Neither the VFAA nor the SHAC will be held responsible for loss
or damage to any artwork.
In signing this waiver, I acknowledge and accept the conditions of this contract. I have read the rules of this competition and understand them. I enter my artwork
at my own risk. I believe the VFAA and the SHAC to be prudent and careful guardians of my artwork.
Artist’s Signature _______________________________________________
If I am unable to pick up my artwork at the designated time, the person named below has my permission to do so.
Name ______________________________________________ Telephone ___________________________________
Jury Notification Form
Artist Name _____________________________________
Entry
Title
Accepted
Declined
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2
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Artwork Labels
1 Name
3 Name
Title
Title
Price
Medium
Price
2 Name
Cut these Artwork Labels off and keep them
to affix to the back of your art entries.
Title
Price
Medium
Medium
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